The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Lancaster, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of speech-language pathologists in Lancaster is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $56,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $93,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $116,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $116,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,110.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of speech-language pathologists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $80,640 | 4.15% | 16.51% |
| 2021 | $77,290 | -3.38% | - |
| 2020 | $79,900 | -0.68% | - |
| 2019 | $80,440 | -7.09% | - |
| 2018 | $86,140 | 10.51% | - |
| 2017 | $77,090 | 4.66% | - |
| 2016 | $73,500 | 1.77% | - |
| 2015 | $72,200 | -0.36% | - |
| 2014 | $72,460 | -1.71% | - |
| 2013 | $73,700 | 8.64% | - |
| 2012 | $67,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,640 in Lancaster is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Lancaster is 15.1 percent (15.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 18.5 percent (18.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.